United Nations
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Sep- 2018 -12 SeptemberAfrica
Tripoli airport comes under fire despite UN-brokered Libya ceasefire
The Libyan capital's only working airport has come under rocket fire just days after reopening following a UN-backed ceasefire between rival armed groups
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6 SeptemberAfrica
Yemen’s Houthi rebels refuse to join Geneva talks until conditions met
Yemen's Houthi rebels said they will not join peace talks in Geneva until their conditions are met, accusing the UN of failing to keep its promises
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6 SeptemberCommentary
Escalating Libya conflict fueled by international inaction
The recent amplification of Libya’s years-long chaos needs to be tackled, and the paralyzed international community must step up, Erin Neale argues
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Aug- 2018 -30 AugustMiddle East
UN Syria envoy de Mistura offers to travel to Idlib to ensure civilian evacuations
UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura offered to personally travel to Idlib to help ensure civilians can leave amid fears of full-scale military operations
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28 AugustMiddle East
UN plans second Syria constitution meeting for September
The UN envoy for Syria will host senior officials from a range of countries for talks on drafting a new constitution in September
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28 AugustMiddle East
UN investigates possible war crimes in Yemen conflict
All sides in Yemen's conflict may have committed war crimes, UN investigators said, highlighting air strikes, child soldiers, and sexual violence
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2 AugustMiddle East
Russia to deploy military police at 8 observation points in Syria’s Golan Heights
Russia will deploy military police in Syria's Golan Heights, and UN peacekeepers have returned to the frontier, the defense ministry said
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Jul- 2018 -30 JulyAfrica
UN reverses plans to drawdown Somalia peacekeeping mission, extends mandate until 2019
The UN Security Council delayed a plan to draw down the peacekeeping mission in Somalia after finding Somali forces were not sufficiently trained to take over
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17 JulyAfrica
UN ‘deeply concerned’ about rising intercommunal violence in Mali, OHCHR says
The UN said it was "deeply concerned" about a surge in intercommunal violence in Mali that has killed hundreds of people since the start of the year
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2 JulyMiddle East
Fighting in southern Syria displaces 270,000 people, UN says
The number of people who have fled their homes in Syria's Daraa over the last two weeks of fighting has climbed to 270,000, the UN said
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